Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay ...

Hip-Hop lost a legend. Irv Gotti, the co-founder of Murder Inc., passed away at 54, and the news hit the culture hard.

With Fresh Picks , Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from Joey Bada$$’s continued shots at the West Coast to Jorjiana’s spin on ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Abir and Naika. With the back-to-back frenzy of Grammy Week and Super Bowl LIX officially at our doorsteps, all eyes are on ...

From Pete Seeger to Billie Holiday to Rage Against the Machine to Kendrick Lamar, musicians of all genres have spoken truth to power ...

In addition, Scarface and Bun B dropped their solo projects. Ludacris Becomes a Star: Oct. 17 in Hip-Hop History Ludacris Becomes a Star: Oct. 17 in Hip-Hop History Whodini becomes the first hip ...

On this day 45 years ago, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became Hip-Hop’s first-ever Top 40 ... into the cultural powerhouse we know today.